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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 02:30 AM
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Default Alpine White E46 M3 on Ebay



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-E46-M3-in...QQcmdZViewItem

just browsing through ebay and saw this

looking at the mileage, it says 107k.

whats peoples views on this mileage on the car/engine/SMG-gearbox? does anyone own one? or experienced a drive in one with these kind of miles? would there be anything in particular to look out for? obviously this example has been painted, so i dont think there will be any problems with the bodywork

wondering what the SMG gearbox would be like after those miles, and what else to note that may wear on them other than regular things to look out for? from what i understand M3 engines are pretty strong, and the S54 won international engine of the year in 2001 (read this bit from wikipedia so might be false )

i have seen E36 M3's with well over 100k miles and quite a few with 150k+ that seem to be still going strong, and going for strong money too

i would guess that a car of this age would have had all its minor defects/faults ironed out in the first 3-5yrs after being sold to its original owner, and any recalls or anything of the sort would have been done at an earlier stage in its life

would be interested in what people think about it, and as to how much its worth? does a respray in non original colour devalue the car? or because its Alpine White, would that make it far more desirable than other normal colours with white being the IN thing at the moment?
colour wouldnt bother me, for me it would be a plus point when buying

thinking of putting in a bid, am i letting myself in for some trouble?
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